We remember John De Courcy Stretton

We remember John De Courcy Stretton

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Salcombe, Devon United Kingdom Source:7151566 1891
1918
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:9469468 1918
service British Army Acting Serjeant 808979 Canadian Regiment Cyclist Company Canadian Expeditionary Force Source:4301222
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8992238
1918
death Killed in Action Killed at 2 AM by a whizz bang in the trench at W 3 d 2 5 near Busnettes, France. Buried the same day at Le Vertannoy British Cemetery in Hinges, France. Busnettes France Source:7151566 Source:8992238 11th May 1918
burial Le Vertannoy British Cemetery, Hinges CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7151566

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John De Courcy
Initials JDC
Last Name Stretton
Source 4301222
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 808979 Canadian Regiment Cyclist Company Canadian Expeditionary Force Acting Serjeant
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Caroline Beata Stretton mother
Major William De Courcy Stretton father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Alexander119331

External Evidence

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London Gazette - Award of MC, 1918 Alexander119331

Multimedia

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A soldier of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment David1424
War diary entry about his death Edwin110085
Bedford School Memorial Panel Amy154754

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